spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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Most powerful electric propulsion ever flown The AEPS will be the most powerful electric propulsion ever flown, capable of accelerating spacecraft to extremely high speeds over time using a fraction of the propellant required by conventional chemical propulsion systems.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Four astronauts in training to fly around the moon early next year strapped into their Orion spacecraft this weekend for a dress rehearsal countdown in a major milestone toward launch.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
The need to have a spacecraft in orbit ready to react to an incoming interstellar object, such as 3I/ATLAS, has been considered before.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Hans Koenigsmann is a German-American aerospace engineer known for his efforts in developing reusable spacecraft and launch vehicles.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Four astronauts in training to fly around the moon early next year strapped into their Orion spacecraft this weekend for a dress rehearsal countdown in a major milestone toward launch.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
The need to have a spacecraft in orbit ready to react to an incoming interstellar object, such as 3I/ATLAS, has been considered before.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Hans Koenigsmann is a German-American aerospace engineer known for his efforts in developing reusable spacecraft and launch vehicles.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspā-ˌskraft
plural spacecraft
: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
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